North Phoenix Avenue, between West C Street and Parkway, will be closed for utility pole relocation on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Traffic will be rerouted during this time.

Garden plots available

The Pope County Sr. Activity Center, in partnership with the Pope County Master Gardeners, has garden plots available behind the senior center, located at 1010 North Roshester. There are several 15x20 spots available for those persons who don’t have room for a garden or who would like to have additional space. There is no charge for these garden areas, but each person needs to have all the tools and equipment needed to maintain a garden of that size. After the growing season, the person will be responsible for clean-up of the area. Water is accessible to the garden. If you have previously had a garden spot, every effort will be made to see that you git the same spot each year.

There will be an organizational meeting for interested persons at 10 a.m. today at the center. For more information contact Davis Gateley at the Sr. Center at 968-509. All ages are invited to participate in this project.

Bookmark Contest

The Pope County Library System wants to celebrate Youth Art Month with a Bookmark Contest! Kids (ages 2-18) are invited to express their creativity — on a bookmark. Entry sheets will be available at all PCLS locations and online on March 1. Participants create their original entry and turn it in by March 28. The entries will be displayed at the Russellville Library and judged Friday-Monday. Winners will be announced on Tuesday.

For more information, please visit the website at www.popelibrary.org or call 968-4368.

Red Barn singings

The Red Barn is now having gospel singings every Friday night again at the Red Barn. This week the special guest is Bruce Wilburn. Admission is $5 at the door. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; singing starts at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

Civil War talk at the library

The Genealogy Department Presents: Civil War Currency and Banking in Arkansas. Come listen to Ray Phillips discuss the Arkansas banking system and Confederate money during the course of the Civil War. The program will start at 6 p.m. March 7 in Heritage Hall.

Senior Center plans trip to playhouse

Dardanelle Sr. Activity Center is taking a trip to Murry’s Dinner Playhouse for a matinée on Wednesday, March 20. The van will leave the Center at 9:30 a.m. to see Rex’s Exes, another fabulous comedy by Hope, Jones and Wooten. Trip cost is $45 and includes buffet meal, show ticket, suggested transportation donation and gratuity. For reservation purposes, participants must be signed up and paid by March 13. For questions call (479) 229-4129. The Center is also hosting a mystery trip on March 7. Suggested transportation is $8, meal is on your own.